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Twitter Terrorist

By Paperstone on 26 January 2010 in Fun with 0 Comments

A man who posted a joke on Twitter that he would blow Doncaster Robin Hood Airport “sky high” if his flight was delayed was detained under the Terrorism Act, banned from the airport and suspended from his job. Finding that the Doncaster airport had been closed due to heavy snow, and worried that his flight […]

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Royal Mail Boss Steals Kiddies’ Money

By Paperstone on 25 January 2010 in Envelopes with 0 Comments

A Royal Mail manager has been jailed for six month for stealing cash from children’s birthday cards. David Baker, 47, targeted colourful envelopes he thought would contain money being sent to children. After removing coins and notes, he would then throw the cards into the bin. Baker, who worked for Royal Mail for 23 years, […]

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G-Funk Protective Eyewear

By Paperstone on 24 January 2010 in Health & Safety with 0 Comments
G-Funk Protective Eyewear

Frequently seen sporting them himself, Snoop Dogg, aka ‘Tha Doggfather’, has recently added Serious Pimp OG Bandana sunglasses to his range of accessories for today’s gangsta. Other wearers include other members of da Dogg Pound and Ice-T. The news has sent shock waves around the protective eyeware market. Serious Pimp sunglasses will surely pose a […]

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Filing Cabinet Scandal (Kinda)

By Paperstone on 23 January 2010 in Office Furniture with 0 Comments

A local council was found in breach of the Data Protection Act after sensitive records were found in a second-hand filing cabinet. According to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the records were duplicates of a social worker’s casework. The data were discovered when a member of the public purchased the filing cabinet. The council’s Chief […]

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Time to go green (if you weren’t already)

By Paperstone on 22 January 2010 in Office Supplies with 0 Comments

Despite our recent glimpse into what Britain looks like when the Gulf Stream is diverted to Greenland, 2009 was one of the hottest years and 2000-2009 the hottest decade on record, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Whether the warming is anthropogenic or not, the world’s average temperature continues to rise. CO2 […]

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Get Your Office Healthy

By Paperstone on 22 January 2010 in Office Workers with 0 Comments

Providers of employee surveys, Personnel Surveys, have offered eight tips to improve the health of your office and the workers in it. Provide healthier alternatives in the staff canteen Reduce allergens in the workplace such as dust and perfumes Encourage staff exercise Educate your employees on nutrition Run a staff medical service Have schemes in […]

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Hugo Chavez: PlayStation Games ‘Poison’

By Paperstone on 21 January 2010 in Computer Supplies with 0 Comments
Hugo Chavez: PlayStation Games ‘Poison’

Hugo Chavez has called video games ‘poison’ and has said of them that they are proxies for capitalist warmongering. “Those games they call ‘PlayStation’ are poison,” he said. “Some games teach you to kill. They once put my face on a game, ‘you’ve got to find Chavez to kill him.’” Chavez identified Western games to […]

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Anne Frank Diary Protector Dies

By Paperstone on 19 January 2010 in Office Supplies with 0 Comments

On 11 January 2010, Miep Gies, who helped keep the diary of Anne Frank from falling into Nazi hands, has died at the age of 100. She was the last surviving member of a group of Dutch citizens who hid the Frank family of four, plus four others, in a secret annexe in Amsterdam between […]

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Envelopes and Anthrax

By Paperstone on 18 January 2010 in Envelopes with 0 Comments

One of the dodgier uses for envelopes is to convey nasty spores like anthrax or material purporting to be so to disrupt government or municipal business. Recent scares in Alabama show that this practice continues apace in the US. A couple of weeks ago, envelopes containing white powder were sent to government buildings in five […]

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Office Angels: Scrap Jargon for Plain Speaking

By Paperstone on 17 January 2010 in Fun, Office Workers with 0 Comments

Office angels have published a list of ridiculous office jargon phrases in a bid to return workers to “plain English”. Some, like “Singing from the same hymn sheet,” “Let’s run it up the flagpole and see if it flies” and “Moving or going forward” are already old hat, even while retaining a unique sense of […]

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